Today's News

Enrollment at local schools is on target, and officials expect those numbers to increase even more as the school year continues.

At the Campbellsville Independent School District, enrollment stands at 1,075. Last year, the figure was 1,093.

At Campbellsville Elementary School, according to Campbellsville Independent Superintendent Mike Deaton, enrollment is the highest it has been in at least a decade, at 493 students. The District also boasts 38 preschool students, which is almost at its capacity, Deaton said.

Elizabeth Marcum, 6, donated her hair to Locks of Love, an organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. Marcum is the daughter of Daniel and Laura Marcum of Glens Fork. Her grandparents are Janet and Harold Marcum of Magnolia and Tom and Phyllis Milby of Campbellsville. Local great-grandparents are Jewell Beard and Patsy and Rex Brown.

Statewide ACT composite scores are down slightly, but Campbellsville and Taylor County juniors bucked the trend, increasing composite scores and making gains in almost every subject.

State results from the March 2009 administration of the ACT to Kentucky's public school juniors show a small improvement in mathematics, but minor drops or flat scores in other subjects, forming a statewide composite of 18.2. The 2008 composite was 18.3.

Magistrates may soon consider adopting a uniform system for setting speed limits on county roads.

At last week's regular Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates unanimously had first reading of an ordinance changing the speed limit on Stewarts Lane from 15 to 25 mph.

After that approval, Taylor County Attorney Craig Cox said the Taylor County Sheriff's Office has indicated that it is sometimes difficult to tell what the speed limit is on some of the county's roads.

According to a press release, several Taylor County residents have received calls from someone telling them they are being assigned a new Social Security number.

The caller requests their current Social Security number as well as the name of their bank and their bank account number. The callers have represented themselves as working for Pete Bossner ID Theft Protection.

All that could be heard were children's squeals of joy followed by an occasional pop ... and then silence.

Balloon animal maker Leland Pike of Brandenburg made penguins, cats, Viking hats and more for area children Thursday night at the Taylor County Public Library.

Dozens of children attended the event, which was hosted by the Friends of the Library group. The Friends' group hosts an event each month at the TCPL. Next month, the group will host grandparents' night.